Truck rollover closes eastbound US 60 ramp to northbound Loop 101

PHOENIX — The eastbound U.S. 60 ramp to northbound Loop 101 was closed most of the day Tuesday after a rollover incident.

According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, a tanker truck carrying hot oil “failed to negotiate a sharp turn” and went over on its side around 7 a.m.

The driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

Crews were working to clean the spilled oil off the road.

The US 60 eastbound ramp to L-101 northbound is now back open and taking traffic. https://t.co/DvjubdsI1g

— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) October 1, 2019

ADOT announced at 3:45 p.m. the ramp had been reopened.

No other details were made available.

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